Mount for artificial teeth



H. A. EDWARDS.

MOUNT FOR ARTIFICIAL TEETH. APPLICATION FILED IUNE23, 1921.

1,422,044, PatentedJuly4, 1922.

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HERBERT A. Enwaans, or LONDON, ENGLAND.

' MOUNT FOR ARTIFICIAL TEETH.

Application filed June 23,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT ARTHUR ED warns, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain and Ireland, residing at Alston House, Newman Street,London, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in andRelating to Mounts for Artificial Teeth, of which the following is aspecification. I

It is usual to employ wax mounts for sets of artificial teeth. Thesemounts have the disadvantage in practice that in hot weather or warmclimates the surface of the wax softens, and if a number of mounts aretogether, the teeth in position on the mounts are covered with waxthrough contact with the backs of such mounts.

The present invention relates to an improved form of mount which willnot be affected by the varying climates in which it may be used.

To carry out my invention I provide a mount for sets of artificial teethin the form of a sheet of cardboard or other suitable materialcontaining a series of recesses or cavities arranged transversely acrossthe sheet, these recesses or cavities being adapted to be filled withwax or other suitable material to form the mounts for sets of artificialteeth. This sheet is divided into a series of transverse stripscontaining the recesses filled with wax which strips can be each tornoff from the series as a set of teeth is required. This can be done by aweakening in the mount between each recess such as by a series ofhalf-cuts through the mount and/or by a set of perforations. In thismanner any desired number of sectional mounts can be held together in amanner convenient for a dentist to break ofi asection carrying a set ofteeth as he requires them for use while leaving the other sectionsconnected. Another simple form of my invention is to connect a series ofsectional strips by mounting them on a paper backing or some similarmaterial Which can be easily broken when it is desired to remove a. setfrom the backing. Thin strips of paper or the same material as thebacking, can also be employed to connect the front faces of the ends ofthe sectional mounts. In another form, the independent sectional mountscan be placed in a container formed of a sheet of metal, celluloid orother suitable material with inturned edges adapted to lap Specificationof Letters Patent.

1921. Serial No. 479,894

over the ends of the mounts when these are in position in the container.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a front view of a series of sectionalmounts.

Figure 2 shows a section through Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows a front View of a series of sectional mounts carried on asheet of paper or the like.

Figure 4 shows a section through Figure 3.

Figure 5 shows aseries of independent sectional mounts carried inacontainer of meal, celluloid, or other suitable material, an

Figure 6 shows a plan view of Figure 5.

Referring now to the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 show a mount for sets ofartificial teeth in the form of a sheet of cardboard or other suitablematerial containing a series of recesses or cavities arrangedtransversely across the sheet, such recesses or cavities being filledwith wax or other suitable material to form mounts for sets of teeth.This sheet is divided into a series of transverse strips 1 by a seriesof half-cuts 9 through the sheet. To form an additional weakness sets ofperforations 8 as shown in dotted lines can be employed. In this mannerany desired number of sectional mounts 1 can be held together in amanner convenient for a dentist to break off a section carrying a set ofteeth as he requires them for use while leaving the other sectionsconnected.

Figures 3 and 4 illustrate a form of my invention in which a series ofsectional independent mounts 1 containing the wax recesses 4 are carriedon a suitable backing 2 such as paper which can be easily broken when itis desired to remove a set of teeth from the mount. In order to form anadditional weakness, sets of perforations 8 are shown in dotted linesbetween each strip 1. Thin strips 3 of the same material as the backing2 can be employed to connect the front faces of the ends of the strips1.

In Figures 5 and 6 I show a form in which a container 6 of metal,celluloid or other suitable material is employed provided with inturnedside edges 7 adapted to'lap over the ends of a series of independentmounts 1 when these are in position in the container. These mounts 1 canbe removed as required for use from the container 6.

It will be noted that in the form shown in Figures 1 and 2 the materialin the back of the cardboard sheet from which the separable mounts areout forms the support which holds the mounts together. In Figures 3 and4: the support is formed by a backing sheet of paper or the like whilein Figures 5 and 6 the support is formed by a separate container adaptedto hold the mount strips until they are required. What I claim is 1. Amount for artificial teeth comprising a support, a series of sectionalmount strips carried on said support having recesses thereinlongitudinally of each strip, said recesses being filled with a plasticmaterial to receive the artificial teeth and said strips being partiallysevered by va weakening therebetween to allow of each of the latterbeing removed from v the series of strips as requlred. V

' 2. A mount for artificial. teeth comprising a paper backing, a seriesof sectional mount strips carried on said backing-having recessesthereinlongitudinally of each strip,

-H.VA. EDWARDS.

